Reel Politik, Episode 57 - The Czechoslovakian Candidate (ft. Alex Nunns)

Jack, Laura and Tom are joined by Alex Nunns (@alexnunns on Twitter), author of The Candidate: Jeremy Corbyn's Improbable Path to Power (OR Books), now out in its second edition, updated to cover the 2017 General Election that solidified Jeremy Corbyn's mandate to take the Labour Party in the leftward direction of his choosing. We talk about the pivotal moments in Corbyn's leadership, from the campaign that rocketed him to the head of his party on a tide of anti-austerity anger and socialist hope back in 2015, to his miraculous rescue of a political project that only a year ago seemed helplessly on the brink of ruin. Alex is an authority on Corbynism, and his book is excellent, deeply insightful and thoroughly researched in a way that puts most lobby journalists to shame. It was a pleasure to talk to him.